A residential fire brought the Clinton Fire Department to 310 North 3rd Street Tuesday morning. When firefighters arrived just after 8:15 a.m. they found the structure heavily involved. With little to no wind they also had to contend with thick smoke that hung over the otherwise quiet neighborhood.
According to Fire Chief Leo Huff, the lone occupant, a female, said she was sleeping on a mattress inside the house with a candle burning. Also reported was a propane heater inside the home. She was awakened by the fire and escaped unharmed.
Huff said when fire trucks arrived on scene they discovered, “a pretty bad fire” and moved into position to quickly bring the blaze under control. From that point crews remained on scene through much of Tuesday morning “cleaning up” and looking for potential hot spots within the debris.
No dollar value has yet been given to the level of damage but it would appear the structure is a total loss.
Courtesy of The Clinton Daily Democrat
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